Sun Giant
by Fleet Foxes

Sun Giant by Fleet Foxes
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-04-08
Overall rank: 4,124th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 284 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (59th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (695th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,124th)

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Fleet Foxes bestography

Sun Giant is ranked 5th best out of 9 albums by Fleet Foxes on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Fleet Foxes is Fleet Foxes which is ranked number 126 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,195.

Fleet Foxes album bestography « Higher ranked (838th)
Shore
This album (4,124th)
Sun Giant
Lower ranked (34,962nd) »
A Very Lonely Solstice

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Sun Giant track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Sun Giant rankings

Sun Giant rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,124th | 2000s rank: 695th | 2008 rank: 59th  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 6 hours ago).
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2026juanr1096Top 100 Music Albums of 200832/1003
2026 DommeDamianTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s24/10015
2026 TamthebamTop 90 Music Albums of 200818/904
2026matterhornriderTop 24 Music Albums of 200816/242
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 200865/1002
2026 JoaoMoreiraTop 62 Music Albums of the 2000s35/629
2026 DommeDamianTop 19 Music Albums of 20083/194
2026 AwaitingAndrewTop 25 Music Albums of 200815/252
2026 DommeDamianJune 26: 101-20013/100 -
2026martinthoTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s57/1009
2026cicadelicDelusions Of Adequacy Top 50 of 20082/51 -
2026 AAL2014Top 42 Music Albums of 200818/423
2026 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 200870/1002
2026 Xxnu99etxXMy Top 116 EPs (of those allowed on the site) pt. 153/81 -
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 200834/1003
2026 JoaoMoreiraTop 2 Music Albums of 20081/25
2026 AAL2014Fleet Foxes: So Far..3/4 -
2026SD100852Top 15 Music Albums of 200810/152
2025mjp11Top 71 Music Albums of the 2000s66/712
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s36/10013
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 111
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 353
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 284 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.


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80/100
As far as EPs go, this one's a winner. If you're a fan of Fleet Foxes, this is essential, and even if you're just a casual enjoyer of their music it's worth a listen, especially (but certainly not only) because of the standout track Mykonos. This EP offers most of what we've come to expect from the early FF catalogue: gorgeous harmonies, powerful instrumentation, and sincere and passionate vocals from frontman Robin Pecknold. It's far from their best work; the magic of songs like Drops In the River and English House doesn't have quite the impact or staying power of LP cuts like Ragged Wood or Sim Sala Bim. But the Fleet Foxes magic is still present, especially in the moments of simplicity on the record like the a capella harmonies in the aforementioned Mykonos or, well, the entirety of both the opener and closer. Sun Giant isn't going to knock you off your feet by any means, but it's a brilliant snapshot of who Fleet Foxes are as a band.

Note: I've had an account on this website for probably 4 or 5 years and this is my first ever comment! I'd like to do this more regularly so any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 06/28/2018 15:16 | #217427
What an EP... 9/10.
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85/100
What a stunning start to one of the most innovative folk acts of the century.
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From 09/04/2016 20:08 | #174274
Nice and relaxing 18 min EP.
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75/100
From 08/26/2015 21:17 | #148618
MYKONOS!!!!
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70/100
Relaxing EP. Great for a quick listen on an easy day.
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From 12/20/2014 21:50 | #129757
For 18 minute releases, it doesn't get much better than this. Mykonos is simply amazing, probably my favorite Fleet Foxes song. Sun Giant is an excellent song too, the other tree songs are very good
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80/100
I'd highly recommend this EP to any true music lover.
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95/100
From 05/09/2014 09:09 | #111264
The signs were here of the greatness that was to come. Mykonos is just amazing.
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95/100
I love this EP. Drops in the River, English House and Mykonos might be my 3 favorite Fleet Foxes songs.
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